erbil is the capital of the autonomous kurdish region in northern iraq.

erbil is the capital of the autonomous kurdish region in northern iraq.ions carried out there in a single day. the saudis say the men were guilty of serious crimes, including murder and rape, but activists estimate half of them belonged to the marginalised shia minority. a soviet—era scouting drone has crashed near the croatian capital, zagreb. authorities there say it's not clear who launched the military drone, which apparently flew from ukraine across hungary, without being intercepted by nato. investigators will examine the black box of the drone, which narrowly missed a student dormitory when it crashed. president putin has held talks with the leaders of france and germany about the situation in ukraine. let's get more from our europe editor, katya adler. french and german officials said it is difficult, vladimir putin is not open to realistic conditions for a ceasefire, and the kremlin says they used the opportunity to complain about alleged human rights abuses by ukrainians on russian soldiers, so you could say, well, you know, what is the point of

erbil is the capital of the autonomous kurdish region in northern iraq.he russian defence minister has said that 16,000 fighters from the middle east have volunteered to fight with the russian army in ukraine. if they do take up weapons there, it won't be the first time russia has actively engaged in recruiting what many people consider mercenaries. hanan razek has the story. syrian fighters that reportedly want to go and fight in ukraine alongside the russian troops. and a warm welcome from the kremlin that says it has received more than 16,000 applications from middle eastern fighters. but the bbc has learned that russian mercenary fighters are already in ukraine. first seen supporting separatists in ukraine in 2014, the russian wagner group has been infamous for operating mercenaries in other countries, including syria and libya. 0ne wagner fighter told us about his involvement in the current invasion. his words have been voiced by an actor. there have been reports that there are around 400 wagner fighters in ukraine. a sign of desperation. it allows t

erbil is the capital of the autonomous kurdish region in northern iraq. on bbc news, ukraine: reporting from the frontlines, with yalda hakim. every day, this war has become more dangerous and more deadly. hundreds and thousands of people are desperately trying to get to safety, many of them making their way west here to lviv. the city is now a hub for the displaced, but its mayor says it is overwhelmed in and at capacity. as the second week of fighting began, president zelensky told russia that ukrainians would not forgive or forget. "there will be no quiet place on earth for you", he said, "except for the grave". as the conflict entered its 12th day, fighting intensified in the north, east and south of the country. tens of thousands of people were trapped in the strategic port city of mariupol, which has been under relentless bombardment. food, water and medicine were in desperately short supply. i spoke to the deputy mayor as authorities struggled to safely evacuate citizens. we were trying for three days to evacuate our citizens. we, as a city, can ev

consulate in erbil, northern iraq. what can you tell us about that? >> reporter: well, u.s.fficials do confirm that the ballistic missiles that were fired at erbil in the kurdish section of iraq came from inside iran. the iranian revolutionary guard corps said they fired up to 12 ballistic missiles. u.s. state department officials, however, say missiles were not targeting the u.s. consulate there, but the iranian ballistic missiles did land right next to the u.s. consulate in erbil. there are u.s. officials and u.s. military working out of that consulate. no one was injured, but this comes at a delicate time as the u.s. presses iran for a new nuclear deal, and it appears as if the u.s. does not want to have to respond militarily to iran for fear of general. tizeing those talks. -- jeopardizing those talks. benjamin: it is hard to believe that the iranians were aiming at anything other than the consulate, but we'll see what facts bear out. and, of course, important to remember that russia is at the table in those iranian negotiations, so a very complex set of events there. je

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erbil is the capital of the autonomous kurdish region in northern iraq.n bbc news, dateline london. hello and welcome to the programme which brings together bbc specialists and the foreign correspondents who write, blog and broadcast to audiences back home from the dateline london. two weeks in, what do russians know about the war that, in their country, do not speak its name? europe begins to wean itself from russian energy, but is it fast enough? and as shortages bite extremely in different ukrainian exports of wheat but what about those who depend on it? joining us this week — henry chu, an experienced foreign correspondent at the la times who, as the us west coast sleeps, is ensuring its readers are kept up to date on what's happening in ukraine. vera krichevskaya is a documentary film—maker. she helped to found tv rain, an independent channel in russia which has now been shut down. and joining me in the studio, gabriel gatehouse, international editor for bbc television's newsnight programme. thank you very much, and to vera, who isjoining us for the

. >>> new video captured the moment a few hours ago when a flurry of erbil and iraqi afghanistan.rnment says a dozen missiles have struck its capital city early sunday morning. so far reports say there were no casualties. the kurds say the missiles were launched from outside iraq, and the u.s. says none of the missiles hit the new american consulate under construction in erbil although areas around the compound were hit. the u.s. and prime minister of iraqi kurdistan both condemned the attack. >>> in ukraine, a separate race for safety. coming up, the push to save cultural treasures from russia's offensive. ♪ energy is everywhere... even in a little seedling. which, when turned into fuel, can help power a plane. at chevron's el segundo refinery, we're looking to turn plant-based oil into renewable gasoline, jet and diesel fuels. our planet offers countless sources of energy. but it's only human to find the ones that could power a better future. this is vuity™, the first and only fda approved eye-drop that improves age-related blurry near vision. wait, what? it sounded like you jus

consulate many erbil. there are u.s. officials and u.s. military working out of that consulate.jured, but this comes at a delicate time as the u.s. presses iran for a new nuclear lahr -- deal. and base on wen wendy sherman's remarks, the u.s. does not want to respond if militarily for fear of jeopardizing those talks. mike: jennifer griffin, thanks a lot. and in poland al a lex hogan is inside of an old train station turned into a makeshift refugee center as ukraine's neighbors struggle to accommodate the flood of refugees. alex, hello. what are you seeing there? >> reporter: hi, mike. this is home tonight for the refugees who come from all across the country to various cities. not just the small border towns anymore. this is an old train station here in krakow, now bed after bed lined with people who will rest for the night safely after fleeing ukraine. we've with seen people in various cities along the border and now deeper into the country. this is about a three hours by car and still cities say they cannot keep up with all of the people who have arrived here seeking safety.

consulate headquarters in erbil.arget. alexandria hoff has the latest. >> reporter: the revolutionary guard has taken credit for this early morning attack, and the state department called this an outrageous violation of iraq's sovereignty and that the u.s. will help partners in the region defend themselves. missiles did not make contact with the sprawling u.s. consulate, and no americans were uninjured. iranian media reports the revolutionary guard was targeting what they call a strategic center of conspiracy for israel and that the attack was retaliation for an israeli strike in syria last week that they say killed two forward members. the last time missiles were fired inside iraq was january 2020. the timing is concerning as it follows talks to revive the iran nuclear deal. the european union's foreign policy chief, josten burrell -- joseph burrell, tweeted this pause is due to external factors. on friday sergey lavrov said he would not support the deal without a guarantee that u.s. sanctions would not impact mosco

a dozen ballistic missiles hit the kurdish region capital erbil yesterday. the site was not hit, but there was damage to buildings and cars in a residential area. one civilian was injured. iran said the attack was retaliation for a recent israeli strike in syria that killed two members of his revolutionary guard. >>> police in new york city and washington, d.c., are searching for a man who is believed to have shot and killed two sleeping homeless men on the streets and wounded three others in separate attacks. police say the suspect, seen here in this surveillance photo in washington, fatally shot and stabbed a homeless man wednesday in the nation's capital. he also allegedly shot and injured two other homeless people in washington earlier this month. investigators believe the same man shot and wounded a homeless person saturday in new york city. 90 minutes later, security video showed the suspect shooting and killing another man in a sleeping bag about ten blocks away. >> video is chilling. to see a cold-blooded act of murder, homelessness turning into a ho

consulate in iraq's northern city of erbil.efense official tells nbc news that they landed near the building. right now there are no reports of any u.s. military casualties. u.s. officials are still trying to figure out whether the missiles were fired from iran. this attack comes days after an israeli strike near democrat as cuss, syria, killed two members of iran's revolutionary guard. iran's foreign ministry had strongly condemned that attack and vowed revenge. >>> in the meantime, russia's invasion of ukraine is pushing into a third week. here's the latest developments at this hour. first, a live look at ukraine's capital kyiv. this is where russian forces appear to be closing in at this point. the u.s. is authorizing an additional $200 million in defers assistance. to the south in ukraine's port city of mariupol russian forces continued their assault, you see right here. tanks rolled through the streets shelling residential buildings. citizens are doing what they can to protect themselves and survive. the city has been with

in iraq, the state news agency says the city of erbil has been hit by several missiles.consulate. no casualties were reported. a us official has told the reuters news agency that the missiles were fired from iran. the saudi authorities have executed 81 men — the largest number of executions carried out there in a single day. the saudis say the men were guilty of serious crimes, including murder and rape, but activists estimate half of them belonged to the marginalised shia minority. the number of people arriving in moldova to escape the war in ukraine is so high that every eighth child in the country is a refugee. the moldovan government says its infrastructure is already saturated. 0ur correspondent, lucy williamson, has more. sometimes, the long, cold journey from ukraine ends here. in the emergency department of moldova's ignatenco children's hospital. within the last week alexey has fled a war, left family and is living in a new country as a refugee. a high temperature almost counts as normal. around a dozen refugee children arrive here every day, often suffering fro

such as shoot ballistic missiles as erbil and shooting missiles through their proxies, trying to assassinaten the united states. trey: i can't get my head around, even if they struck a deal with iran. how would you ever rely on them to uphold their end of the bargain? how would you check it? why would you trust iran? >> that is the failure in 2015 with barack obama's deal. it put iran on the path to being a nuclear power, didn't impose many obligations, this deal would be worse. i think joe biden feels he could trust iran to keeps had end of the bargain, it does not have any responsibilities under what we with been hearing, president biden talking about lifting sanctions against things like the cuds force and revolutional strike force, they are unrelated to the nuclear program. they face sanction because of human rights abuses. trey: you served in uniform. thank you for your service. there is reporting that the pentagon wanted to train ukrainian fighters late last year, and state department said no. have you -- are you familiar with that reporting? why in the world would the state department

consulate of erbil in iraq. these people are going to be lifted off of sanctions?hat the iranians are demanding, this is absurd, the kowtowing of the democratic world. and unfortunately of the rest of the world. to this rogue regime, giving it both the weapons of mass death and enormous pile of cash to continue their aggression. mark: one of the complains from our congress, is that they have been left out of this. they really don't have a role, they really don't know about what taking place despite federal law, that requires it. that the administration is negotiating this or having others negotiate for them. to your knowledge. the current prime minister and current government, are they involved in the negotiation are they being consulted, i would like you to answer that question when we return, we'll be right back. at adp, we use data-driven insights to design hr solutions to help you engage and retain top performers today, so you can have more success tomorrow. ♪ one thing leads to another, yeah, yeah ♪ >> this is a fox news alert, jon scott. kremlin said they are

casualty and in the king the and erbil is unman and americans aseen who had live and work near consulateluding u.s. military personnel. our fox news producer and baghdad reports multiple rocket it is landed near the consulate and one of the rockets damaged the main headquarters of tv, no one was injured. the last time brian missiles were fired from inside ranks january of 2020 iran fired over a dozen missiles at al-assad air base in response to u.s. killing iranian general ka sam soleimani. back to nuclear talks with them and not in the same room because they don't like us. russias trying to negotiate a deal and tried for empty building what's big deal. brian thanks so much. appreciate it. unbelievable. meanwhile is china president xi rethink bromance with vladimir putin we have inside look at that big moment and that relationship that matters so much. [sound of gunfire] shipstation saves us so much time it makes it really easy and seamless pick an order print everything you need slap the label on ito the box and it's ready to go our cost for shipping, were cut in half just like that go

and came very close to the consulate and other facilities in iraq where the american civilians in erbilrned last night when we saw those reports. so number one the administration tried to downplay this is much as possible. we did not even see a statement. american lives are threatened we could have lost american military personnel lastly in iraq. you don't see a single statement from the secretary of state or from the spokesperson. you did finally see jake sullivan address it today and what did he say? they ran deal on —- the area and deal they are pointing ballistic missiles toward the facility. and then to rogue in detail from the examiner do you know that as we are all watching the show had an assassination plot out on mike pompeo and john bolton? you have to agree with their politics or foreign-policy to know that a sovereign nation should not threaten former cabinet members from the last administration to the degree that these gentlemen still have to have diplomatic security which normally is not authorized. we are begging and pleading. guest to the intermediary is for the iran dea

s consulate in iraq and the northern city of erbil, the governor of the kurdish region says there were no casualties in the early morning attack. several views of the blasts were shared on social media. the associated press reports. the u. s defense official says those missiles were fired from iran. russia is now threatening to target supplies of western weapons being shipped to ukraine. russia's deputy foreign minister , suggesting convoys with foreign weapons could be considered legitimate targets. meantime the united states says it's sending $200 million in additional small arms, anti tank and anti aircraft weapons to ukraine. president biden is standing from those saying america will not find russia. in ukraine. vladimir putin, escalating his crackdown on free speech inside russia, calling facebook and extremist organization and banning instagram foxes alexandria hoff picks up tonight's team coverage of this conflict from washington. instagram users in russia have until monday to save their pictures and videos after that access to the platform will be cut off as well. 80 million ru

sunday morning's attack on erbil damaged homes, a local television station, and the compound of a major kurdish businessman. iran said in a statement it targeted israeli spies operating in iraq, calling the strike retaliation for israel's killing of two iranian revolutionary guard members in an airstrike on syria last week. local residents said they feared further violence. >> this place is a residential area, not a place for military training or military area. the people here are poor and some people come here for tourism. there are seven villages here. we fear there will be more bombings. amy: meanwhile, talks aimed at restoring the landmark iran nuclear agreement have stalled over russia's demand that sanctions imposed on moscow over its invasion of ukraine won't apply to russia's business dealings in iran. iran's foreign minister is traveling to moscow on tuesday for talks with his russian counterpart. saudi arabia says it has carried out the largest mass execution in its modern history, putting 81 men to death within a span of just 24 hours. the official saudi press agency said in

they believe iran fired them in erbil. no reports of injuries or deaths sof far. a u.s. state department spokesman called it an outrageous attack. >>> one of new york's iconic sites will be closed today after two employees were stabbed inside the museum of modern art on saturday. the suspect is still at large but police say they know who they are looking for. the nypd reports the man is a former member at the museum whose membership had been revoked earlier this week. the employees are expected to be okay, thank goodness. >>> residents from florida all the way to new england are picking up the pieces this morning after a massive storm systemo tore up the east coast n saturday. it spun offffg a tornado in cenl florida and led to a 73-vehicle pileup in pennsylvania. the highway shut down for hours on saturday but now reopened. >>> with the clock springing live look in san francisco. we've had coastal rain in the north bay, and that will continue with scattered clouds. temperatures right now as you head out the door in santa rosa 49 degrees, san francisco 52, san jose 48. b

credit for the early morning attack that sent a dozen ballistic missiles into iraq's northern city of erbilwere fired towards the large u. s. consulate building. their u. s official tells fox news that the missiles did not make contact and no americans were injured. iranian media reports that the revolutionary guard was targeting what they called a quote strategic center of conspiracy for israel and that the attack was retaliation for an israeli strike in syria last week that they say killed to guard members. the last time missiles were fired from inside iran toward a u. s site in iraq was in january of 2020. the latest attack follows a pause in talks to revive the iran nuclear deal. the european union's foreign policy chief, joseph burrell, tweeted that this pause is due to external factors now. on friday, russian foreign minister sergei lavrov demanded a guarantee that u. s sanctions will not impact moscow's relationship with iran. deputy secretary of state wendy sherman shared this on fox news sunday. we would like all of the parties, including russia, which has indicated its got some co

consulate in erbil although there is no indication that the missiles were intended for u.s. facilities. multiple u.s. defense officials tell fox news none of the missiles hit the consulate. all u.s. personnel are accounted for. there were zero u.s. casualties in the city. the consulate in erbil is unmanned but there are people that live near the consulate and personnel. one of the rockets damaging the main headquarters of kurdistan 24-tv, causing the roof to cave in. no one was injured. this attack comes amid stalled u.s. negotiations with tehran to restart the iran nuclear deal. >> this has been a regular tactic that iran has employed against the u.s. presence in iraq. iran wants the remaining u.s. militariry presence in iraq to leave. iran may be trying to exact revenge. hard-liners in iran are seeking leverage against us as we negotiate to me what looks like a pretty bad deal. reporter: the last time missiles were fired from iran into iraq was january of 2020. iran fired over a dozen missiles at the al-asad airbase which caused traumatic brain injuries with 100 u.s. troop

consulate in erbil. iran is the world's leading state sponsor of terrorism threatens u.s. and allied interest in the middle east and around the world. they are direct attacks like the ones we just witnessed and hezbollah proxies. can discuss the threat of rain and allied militia groups in the middle east pose to u.s. troops and their allies and how do you believe the u.s. should respond and how.s are you addressing the threat andg a centcom have the authority and the ability to act in self-defense? >> iran is a form of anti-americanism and its long-term object if is for the united states to exit the region. they see the battleground is being iraq because that's where we are the most vulnerable and for the last couple of years they have tried to pursue a political solution to that. that is not worked out for them. the seated government of iraq is interestedin in maintaining a long-term relationship with the united states. what that is done is that is driven iran and its proxies in particular to seek kinetic solutions to push us out. that is not proven to be the case. past s

as many as 12 missiles struck iraq's northern city of erbil yesterday near the u.s. consulate. now, that is according to iraqi and u.s. officials us a defense official said the missiles were likely launched at the city from neighboring iran. now no injuries were reported. a second u.s. official says that there's no damage at any u.s. facility and that there is no indication that the target was a consulate building, even though an iraqi official initially said several missiles had struck the u.s. consulate. well, coming up on kron 4 morning news, the average price of gas keeps rising as we all know, bay area drivers tell us how they're dealing with such soaring prices. plus, the ban on russian oil is leaving a gap for the u.s. to fill why some lawmakers say it's forcing the country to do business with countries that commit crimes. >> against humanity. >> and some breaking news right now for you overnight in the south bay, san jose police are investigating a double stabbing that left 2 adults with life-threatening injuries. police say that it happened on gold street just after mi

com for the pentagon says it doesn't ballistic missiles from iran struck the northern iraqi city of erbiloday . the u. s military says those missiles hit very close to the u. s consulate and a building that houses several western news organizations. but there are no reports of any casualties. last week talks between the us and iran aimed at reviving their 2015 nuclear deal was suspended indefinitely and that's due to several disputes at the bargaining table. actor alec baldwin is facing new accusations in connection to the deadly shooting on the set of his film rust the armor of the movie who was hired to be in charge of guns on the set, has issued a statement. hannah reid says she was never called to inspect the gun containing a live round that alec baldwin pointed at crew members. reportedly ignoring all rules and quote common sense. this statement is in response to a legal filing by baldwin. he claims that the cinematographer calagna hutchins, who was killed in the incident had told him to the gun. baldwin also claimed he wanted to finish the film and donate the profits to hutchins, ni

the iranians at the same time hit an outpost in erbil, iraq where we have a u.s. -- we used to have aeration centers in northern iraq. at the same time the president is negotiating with the iranians for so-called peace deal. the irans are a nuclear threat to the world. the sanctions are working against iran. what the president is looking to do is release some of those sanctions. allow the oil to flow and that is a huge, huge mistake. so i'm firmly opposed to it. we have got to be calling this out. president biden taking us down a very dangerous path. pete: why we would allow anything that would benefit russia as well in this context is mind-blowing. senator steve daines thanks so much. stay safe. >> you too. pete: got it still ahead a new york professor reported for claiming relations in the u.s. have improved. wokeness on college campuses spiraling out of coal next. sliiiiiiiiii-der sunday! these chicken parm sliders on king's hawaiian rolls are fire! slider sunday! i want that. everything's better between king's hawaiian bread. mmm! rachel: welcome back to "fox & friends." a new yor